child who lies
Stole beneath his mother's eyes
She's asking why a God of love
would give and take away
For every self -made man,
doing everything he can
To fill the void that's
deep within,
eating at his soul
Oo h, have mercy
Oo h, have mercy on
us all
For every wife who cries,
when her husband's lying eyes
Give the sordid game away,
and something dies within
For those who walk the streets,
destitute and desperate
We shake our hands
and wash our hands
And hurry on our way
Oo h, have mercy
Ooh, have mercy, oh
Have mercy on us all
Have mercy on us all
Oh, have mercy
Lord, have mercy,
mercy on us all,
have mercy on us all,
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy, have mercy
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy,
have mercy on us all
Lord have mercy,
Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy, God have mercy
Have mercy, no,
no, no
God forgive us for the
wrong that we have done
The night is filled with weeping
and we're aching for the dawn
Oh God of love,
this world has suffered for so long
Have mercy on us all
We want to see the light,
we want to see the day
When hope is realized
and hatred washed away
When justice rules the heart,
compassion is the way
Have mercy on us all,
forgive our driven need
To make a virtue out of greed
Set our hearts on worldly things
That cannot sat isfy
Use tomorrow's goal today
While nature jokes along the way
How many years before we pay
Perhaps we're pay ing now
Lord, have mercy
Sing with us
Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy
Have mercy on us all
oooooooooh
Hear her cry aloud
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah,